Undergarment



Dec. 20, 1927.

1,653,483 H. F. STEPHENS UNDERGARMENT Filed April 1927 INVENTORH.FTEPHEN5 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN F. STEPHENS, OF HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO WESTCOAST KNITTING MILLS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A. CORPORATION OFCALI- FORNIA.

UNDERGARMENT.

Application filed April 5,

This invention relates to undergarments and applies to such arments tobe worn by men, women and children.

An object of the invention is to construct the garment so that thecrotch portion is of a single piece, and the ribs of the materialconstituting the woven or knit garment extend longitudinally of thegarment around the crotch, so that while the crotch is capable of freelateral stretching it s held against stretching in the opposlte d1-rection.

A further object is to provide a garment of this character which iscomposed of a single integral piece of material, the body,

of the crotch being woven or knitted in a single piece, cut away to form1e openings and having leg portions secured t ereto and having a backflap for closure constituting an integral part of the garment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, which will be more 26 fully hereinafter described andpointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation ofthe lower portion of my improved garment;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same showing the closure flap open;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the garment is made.

It is to be understood that my garment is to be woven or knitted and ispreferably of ribbed material, the ribs extending longitudinally of thegarment and the material forming the same.

The body portion 1 of the garment is formed by a tubular weave or knit,and the back portion of this tubular weave or knit is cut away and thefront portion thereof is ex- .tended forming a lower front portion 2,such as indicated in' Figure 3.

This portion 2 has recesses 3 cut in its op- 1927. Serial No. 181,163.

posite side edges and the lower end of the blank is folded upwardly withrelation to Figure 3, and the side edges thereof are secured to the bodyportion by a line of stitching, asindicated at 4 in Figure 2. This lineof stitching is only partially of the length of the lower portion of theblank so that the lower end of the blank constitutes when completed aback flap or closure 5 for the garment.

By reason of the recesses 3, 3 in the blank, leg openings are providedand legs 6 are secured around the edges of these openings, constitutingextensions or legs for the garment.

By reason of this construction it will be but the ribbed structure ofthe garment prevents sagging and stretching thereof.

Various changes and alterations might be made in the general form of theparts described without departing from the invention and hence I do notlimit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespirit and smipe of the appended claim.

claim:

A garment of the character described, composed of a longitudinallyribbed tubular knitted body portlon, the back of which is cut away andthe front portion extended, said front portion having recesses in itsopposite edges, the lower extremity of said front portion constituting aback flap with the edges thereof secured to the edges of the lowerportion of the back of the garment, and leg) pieces secured to theopenings formed y said recesses.

HERMAN F. STEPHENS.

